Inauguration of Global Drug Policy Index

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The inaugural Global Drug Policy Index was released by the Harm Reduction Consortium.

WHAT'S THIS INDEX?

• It is a data-driven global analysis of drug policies and their implementation.
• It is composed of 75 indicators running across five broad dimensions of drug policy: 

1. Criminal justice
2. Extreme responses,
3. Health and harm reduction
4.  Access to internationally controlled medicines
5.  Development.

• It is a project of the Harm Reduction Consortium.

 The partners are included in this Index:

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  • The European Network of People Who Use Drugs (EuroNPUD).
  • The Eurasian Harm Reduction Association (EHRA).
  • The Eurasian Network of People who Use Drugs (ENPUD)
  • The Global Drug Policy Observatory (GDPO).
  • The International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC),
  • The West African Drug Policy Network (WADPN).The Women and Harm Reduction International Network (WHRIN).

Key points:

• Norway, New Zealand, Portugal, the UK and Australia as the five leading countries on humane and health-driven drug policies.
• The five lowest-ranking countries are Brazil, Uganda, Indonesia, Kenya, and Mexico.
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India rankings:

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  India’s rank is 18 out of 30 countries.
• India has an overall score of 46/100.
•  On the criteria of use of extreme sentencing and responses, it has a score of 63/100,
• On health and harm reduction, 49/100.
• On proportionality of criminal justice response, 38/100.On availability and access of internationally controlled substances for the relief of pain and suffering, 33 /100.